The Pala Pala case involves allegations that South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and his associate Hazim Mustafa concealed millions of undeclared US dollars at a private game farm, prompting the Busisiwe Mkhwebane Foundation to report to US authorities including the FBI, citing violations of US currency smuggling laws (Section 5332) and money laundering statutes (Title 18 USC Sections 1956 and 1957), which criminalize knowingly concealing over $10,000 in currency or proceeds of crime, with potential penalties including fines and imprisonment.
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Good day everyone. Welcome to another epic episode. Welcome to whereby we discuss politics. I'm your host and I say you're welcome to join me. So Sunday the world has gave this article that reports to the FBI over Pala Pala saga. You know this thing just reminded me of one thing. You remember when Africa went to the US to report the ANC of destroying the country or the NC of allegedly reported that there is farm methods and so forth and there are many things the economy the act um and other laws that the NC had been implementing and in which now the Afaram had some serious problems. But there was this notion that the Afraum was working that to move the US leaders to sanction individuals especially targeting NC leaders such as I think was the number one on the list.
All the NC leaders they wanted them to be targeted and to be sanctioned on how was that possible? I don't know the mechanism of how the US leadership was going to sanction individuals in the a scene.
>> You're watching news at prime. All right, let's take you back to one of the leading stories now. Lobby Group Afrey Forum welcoming the progress of a US bill that's targeting specific ANC leaders reiterating its stance that it never advocated for the targeting of the country as a whole. Ernst Roots or rather Ernst Fanzale is from Afrey Forum and he joins us now. Ernst, good evening to you. Thank you very much for your time. I was saying um when you couldn't hear me earlier that important not to confuse viewers here and make them think that there is now a law that's already been passed in America. This is a bill.
It's basically a proposed law that is going to target South Africa and specific ANC leaders. It's in its infancy stages.
your thoughts about what it says though ultimately because you were a huge proponent of this being done by America.
>> I think that's very important context.
Thank you very much for that. Yes, this this bill has not is not going to be instated as law tomorrow or today or even in the near future. It is now on it. It's a one step closer to realization and Africorum welcomes this bill being one step closer to realization seeing as it is exactly what we've been advocating for targeted sanctions rather than sanctions that target South Africa as a whole and sanctions that target specifically those politicians that are corrupt and are getting away with corruption and those that are pushing laws that are that amount to abuse of human rights. So I think this this bill is right on the money and that's why Africa Forum welcomes it and we'll see where it goes.
There's still there's still a long road ahead but we will be watching closely.
>> So now the MK parties she is deciding to do the same manner the similar approach. Then I was thinking to myself to say that but the US and the Afro forum have been working very hard to try and just sanction the NC leaders. Can this be something that the US since it has a problem a huge problem with Sarah Ramaposa's administration can it be that this can be something that they can hold Sarah Raaposa down with? I'm just asking because they have been watching to catch President Raaposa on the very wrong act and they've been struggling to do so.
But now these dollars that were not declared which are under now the sanction of money laundering are reported that they can take president Raasa down. So there's a formal report uh there's formal complaint uh suspected violation of title 18 and title 31 of the United State code border transportation and concealment of millions of US dollars in connection with the Palapala farm uh Republic of South Africa. So there's a letter which was sent by Kaban Foundation to the FBI.
I want us to check uh uh the dynamics of this letter and what does it say especially on which law will the FBI if only they were to charge the South African president that they will use.
>> Which American law did President Saposa violate and break?
>> Um good evening uh viewers at home. My name is Charlie from the Foundation.
Uh there's several laws that we have uh picked up that he has violated. For example, the the monetary transaction in property derived from the specified unlawful activity section 18 um USC section 19567 um there's which desri which says uh there's a prescribed fine under title 18 or imprisonment for not more than 10 years of both section 1957 provides that the government is not required to pro prove the defined defendant knew that his offense which the criminat from property was derived specifically unlawful. Um so basically we in South Africa >> just just to pause you there >> is um there's a certain amount of of money that you allowed to keep of foreign currency which does not exceed $10,000.
>> Yeah. That's that practice of things.
>> From the reading of the statutory um uh piece that you just read out to us there, now it speaks about money that are the proceeds of crime.
>> Um yes, even if it's not proceed, money from foreign currency that you allowed to keep in your person in South Africa is not allowed to exceed more than $10,000.
>> And that's a South African law, right?
Um and uh the South African Reserve Bank investigated President S. Ramaposa under the foreign ex uh foreign currency exchange controls regulations and it found that no transaction had been completed. Therefore, he beared no responsibility for the declaration uh of the transaction pertaining to the declaration of the possession of the money or the the the the money coming into the country. um that is the jurisdiction of SARS uh SARS investigated there and it says that that obligation fell upon Mr. Hazim who seemingly had failed to do so. Um so I perhaps want to repeat the first question I asked very specifically.
Which law did uh President Saposa break?
>> There's a law in the US called b cash smuggling. It's based it's a violation of section uh 5332 of of that law um which says with the intent to evade uh currency reporting required under section 5316 knowingly conceals more than $10,000 in currency or other monetary instruments on the person of such individual or any conveyance article of commerce language religious goes on but basically the money was found in his farm. It was not found on her. It was found on his farm on the pan.
>> Let us start here. Introduction and purpose.
The Advocate Muslim Kibani Foundation, BM Foundation, a South African justice advocacy organization, respectfully submits this report to the competent authorities of the United States government. This submission is made on the basis of reasonable grounds to believe that the violations of the United States code have occurred in connection with the transportation, receipts and consilment of substantial volume of United States currency at a private game farm in the Republic of South Africa.
This report identifies which specifically the provisions of title 18 and title 31 of the United States code that appear to have been violated. The foundation respectfully requests that the relevant agencies initiate a formal investigation and where the evidence so persaw criminal prosecution or criminal forfeal pala palapala is a private game farm owned by the president of the republic of South Africa Mr. Sir Raaposa located near Bilabella in Lio Province. In 2022, Mr. other Fraser, the former director general of the South African State Security Agency, filed a criminal complaint alleging that a burglary had occurred at the farm on about 9th February 2020 and that a large quantity of undeclared United State currency was stolen during the incident. So basically what they are telling the US government is that they will need to investigate this themselves because here in South Africa seems like the IP the hawks and the relevant authorities are not willing to take on the pala pala issue because I mean serves the whole s is protecting the president I mean the whole uh the president's protector the public protector is also protecting President Sel Ramaporas and the Reserve Bank is just not responding the way if this was done by a person who's just a normal citizen not the president they would do. So they giving President Ramapa a free pass ticket. That is why I think uh the muan foundation they've just uh remember that there's no constitution there's no institute by the way that can compel the president to be held accountable. So now they are seeking now uh other law enforcement uh to come in and to uh deal with the president Ramaposa. seems like the MK party they're taking this fight to the next level. So this is so very interesting.
So what does the American law say about uh keeping the undeclared dollars in a foreign uh country? Let us read here. US law does not cap how much money you can hold abroad but it strictly regulates reporting keeping more than 580,000 overseas requires filing annual reports with the US Treasury and IRS declaring the funds if you ever transport them across US borders uh physically but we know what has been happening that I'm pretty much agree with about Dubai is S Denise businessman Hazim Mustafa who never collected the bala buffalo or kettle and the president have the case to answer here because Mustafa bought some buffalo some cows some very expensive cows on now how did Mustafa pass uh h our airports with such a big amount, a huge amount of money. No one knows how did he enter the country and never declared these dollars he himself.
So there with they were talking about that and said that he had a case to answer the Mustafa must come.
>> I'm beginning to say this man lied to us.
>> I didn't say that last time. M >> it's it's about a year ago.
>> I think I think we are being lied to by this man.
>> And it's quite clear that he'll have to come before the impeachment committee and answer questions there or they'll go where he is South Sudan or Dubai and to tell his this story must be tested.
How did he come into this country with his dollars?
Let alone, how did he come to this country? And I said on that clip, I'm not even asking about the South African reserve bank and SARS. Now I'm saying they're also going to have to appear and explain the the airport says and S is he never came there with he must answer South Africans. And I did say that he has put the name of our president in jeopardy serious jeopardy. I think we've been told a lie because this the fact that he came with money without declaring and that's what >> s therefore that was a lie.
>> But now here's my problem. Let me just stipulate where's my problem is. I think the incwards are not giving a clear analysis and a clear judgment when it comes to palapala issue. It seems like they are scared to be to speak on the open about the wrong that was done by their president. It's more like I rather go and attack the Dubai based man Mustafa than to deal with president to say that how is it that you keep so much money um inside your couches inside your house inside your your mattresses and so forth your wardrobes. But you never declare this with SARS or or with the reserve bank. They don't know about this money. Where does this money come from?
So pretty much now this is what the Busuman Foundation needs clarity on need to know to say that where does this money come from. Please don't forget that you can subscribe to this political YouTube channel. You can leave it on the comment section below and you can press the but thanks button and let us meet on the next video and I'm out.
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